| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT FABRIZIO3 Filed as: ROBERT PEACE | 4823 OLD KINGSTON PIKE, SUITE 300 KNOXVILLE, TN 37919 | BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC. | $126K | — | $126K | 4.13% |
| THE BALDWIN GROUP WEST LLC3 Filed as: THE BALDWIN GROUP SOUTHEAST, LLC | 4211 WEST BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD SUITE 800 TAMPA, FL 33607 | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $43K | $6K | $49K | 16.98% |
| BALDWIN KRYSTYN SHERMAN PARTNERS3 | 4211 WEST BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD SUITE 900 TAMPA, FL 33607 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6K | $0 | $6K | 10.00% |
No Schedule C service providers reported on this filing.
Benefits declared on the Form 5500 main form (✓ = also has a Schedule A insurance contract; otherwise the benefit is funded out of plan assets or via a Schedule C TPA).
The plan reports several different headcounts depending on which form you read. Each one measures a different slice of the population.
| Active participants | 1,340 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 3 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 1,343 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC. | 735 | $3.1M |
| Vision | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 991 | $57K |
| Life insurance | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,338 | $287K |
| Short-term disability | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,338 | $287K |
| Long-term disability | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,338 | $287K |
| Prescription drug | BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC. | 735 | $3.1M |
| Other(3 contracts, 3 carriers) | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,338 | $366K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 1,338 | — |
Why the numbers differ. Form 5500 line 6 counts employees + retirees + beneficiaries; no dependents. Schedule A persons-covered counts everyone enrolled, including spouses and children, so it usually exceeds line 6 by 30-60% on a working-age workforce. The medical row is normally the broadest single line because it has the highest take-up; dental/vision/life often dip below it. Stop-loss / reinsurance contracts sometimes report the carrier's full underwriting pool rather than this filer's headcount; the row is shown for transparency but shouldn't be read as "people in this plan."
Total premium grew more than 20% over prior year. Renewal pain — prime candidate for re-shopping the carriers.
Broker compensation exceeds 5% of premium. Either a small-plan minimum-fee dynamic or an inefficient broker structure ripe for a counter-bid.
Top carrier holds >85% of premium. If that carrier hits a rate increase, the entire plan moves.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.